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Building Belfast Together #BuildBelfast An Teacht Abhaile Business and Investment Conference • 4 - 6 October, 2017 Building Belfast Together The fourth annual Belfast International Homecoming Conference brings together leaders of change from across the world to build a better Belfast. We believe that the Diaspora have a key role to play in the transformation of our city and much of the groundwork has already been done. Over the next three days, at venues across the city, we will cement existing relationships and forge new friendships, working from those foundations towards a peaceful and prosperous society and Building Belfast Together The Belfast International Homecoming 2017 Host Conference Moderators Howard Hastings, Chair, Visit Belfast Paul McErlean, MD, MCE Jayne Brady, Partner, Host of The Belfast International Homecoming 2017 Public Relations Kernel Capital Featuring Derek Mackay MSP Anne Gallagher, Marie Macklin C.B.E Brian Golden Jerry Hanweck, Chris Conway, CEO Cabinet Secretary for Director, Executive Chair, Director, Boston Hanweck Associates, Translink Finance and Johnson Macklin Enterprise Planning and New York Constitution Controls/TYCO, Partnerships Development Agency Belfast Glasgow Alan Esslemont, Stefan Sanders, Head Geraldine Hughes Danny Moore, COO Gorka Urtaran, Mayor Maureen Bennett, Director General, TG4 of Rail Business UK, Actress, Playwright & Options of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Partner, Jones Day, Middle-East and Producer Basque Country Boston Africa, Arup New York Judge Patricia Cottrell Councilman Jim Assemblymember Siobhan McManamy, Judge Francine Dr Peter FitzGerald Tennessee Court of Shulman, Nashville Daniel J. O’Donnell, Head of Markets, Schott, New Jersey CBE FREng Appeals Judge Metrpolitan Council New York State Tourism Ireland Managing Director, Assembly Randox Roisin McDonough, Richard Williams, Sarah Delude, Deirdre Murphy, Jackie Henry, Senior Kerrie Sweeney, CEO, Arts Council NI CEO NI Screen International Business Counsel, Immigration Partner, Deloitte CEO, Titanic Strategy Manager, Law, Seyfarth Shaw, Foundation City of Boston London/Boston Agenda Wednesday 4th October, 2017 6:30pm Opening reception for our Diaspora guests Duncairn Culture and Arts Centre Host: Howard Hastings Welcome : Rev. Bill Shaw, Director Duncairn Culture & Arts Centre and Cllr Mairéad O’Donnell, Chair of the City Growth and Regeneration Committee, BCC Special Guest Speaker Basque Lessons for Belfast — Leading the 21st Century City: Gorka Urtaran, Mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country Special Performance by Joby Fox & Friends Thursday 5th October, 2017 8am-10am Ulster Bank Breakfast Discussion & Workshop entrepreneurial Spark, Belfast Hub, Lombard House, 10 Lombard Stree t Packing a Punch as an Entrepreneurial City: A panel discussion on how Belfast's Entrepreneurial ecosystem is making its presence felt internationally. Speakers :Lynsey Cunningham, Ulster Bank, Matthew Teague, John Ferris Entrepreneurial Spark, Liam Brogan, Ireland Craft Beers, Kieran Kelly, Ark Net, Christine Boyle, Senergy, Jayne Brady, Kernel Capital, Jack Butler, MRP, Philadelphia 11am-3pm Legal Symposium The Inn of Court, The Royal Courts of Justice, Belfast *Cpd Eligible Legal Resolutions to Political Problems, Opening Remarks by Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Sir Declan Morgan QC 11:30am-3pm The West Awakes Historical walking tour of West Belfast with local historian Joe Austin. Welcome by Paul Maskey MP. Finishes with a ‘boiler’ and stew in McEnaney’s. 11am-1:30pm Opening of the new Concentrix offices Concentrix, Maysfield, 49 East Bridge St., Belfast BT1 3NR 6:30pm-8:30pm Reception with US Consul General, Dan Lawton (Invitation Only) Speakers: Sarah Delude International Business Strategy Manager, City of Boston, Councilman Robert Swope, Nashville, Máire Thompson, Principal Malone College The Belfast Bee : A Cocktail by Francis Schott, Mixologist, New Jersey. A Belfast twist to the classic 1930’s Bee’s Knees Cocktail. (Jawbox ‘Belfast Cut’ Gin, Local Honey, Lemon and local herbs) 9pm Conference Club Bullitt Hotel, Main Lobby Bar, 40a Church Lane Friday 6th October, 2017 The Drawing Offices, Titanic Hotel, Belfast • 7:45am-3.00pm 8:00am Business Breakfast Building World-Class Companies in a Transformed Belfast Chair: Jackie Henry, Senior Partner Deloitte Prof Gerald A. Hanweck Jr., Hanweck Associates, New York Danny Moore, COO Options, Founder, Loughshore Investments Anne Gallagher, Director, Johnson Controls/TYCO Councilman Jim Shulman, Nashville Metroplitan Council 9:00am Official Opening: A Belfast Céad Míle Fáilte Howard Hastings, Host, Belfast International Homecoming & Chair, Visit Belfast 9:10am Building Diversity into Belfast’s DNA Chair: Eamonn Mallie Lord Diljit Rana, Belfast Alan Esslemont, Director General, TG4 Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell, Chair, Tourism & Arts Committee, New York State Assembly Roisin McDonough, CEO, Arts Council NI 9:40am Building Bridges not Barriers in the Brexit Era Chair: Marie Macklin, Chair Macklin Enterprise Partnerships, Glasgow Michael Darcy, Programme Lead, IBEC/CBI Joint Business Council Stephen Kelly, CEO Manufacturing NI Glyn Roberts, CEO, Retail NI, Vice Chair, NI Stronger IN Richard Ramsey, Chief Economist, Ulster Bank 10:10am My Building Blueprint Soapbox The £260m University Challenge Paddy Nixon, Vice-Chancellor and President, Ulster University 10:20am Building Tomorrow’s Infrastructure: A Dublin-Belfast bullet train and more… Chair: David Gavaghan, CEO Aurora Capital, Chair CBI NI Chris Conway, CEO Translink Ardmhéara Mícheál Mac Donncha, Lord Mayor of Dublin Stefan Sanders, Head of Rail Business UK, Middle-East and Africa, Arup Friday 6th October, 2017 10:50am Conference Keynote Randox: Leading From The Front Dr Peter FitzGerald CBE FREng, Managing Director, Randox Introduced by Ann McGregor, CEO NI Chamber of Commerce 11:05am Cranes Above Belfast (Video) Intro: How Boston Got Cool. Brian Golden, Director Boston Planning and Development Agency Chair: Paul McErlean, MD, MCE Public Relations Brian Golden, Director Boston Planning and Development Agency Conal Harvey, Deputy Chairman, Titanic Belfast and Director, Harcourt Developments Paul Beacom, McAleer & Rushe Rhona Quinn, MD QMAC Construction 11:35am Building Our Economy Through The Big Screen (Showreel) Richard Williams, CEO, NI Screen 11:45am Building a Tourism Sector to Drive the New Economy Chair: Kerrie Sweeney, CEO, Titanic Foundation Graham Keddie, CEO, Belfast International Airport Siobhan McManamy, Head of Markets, Tourism Ireland John McGrillen, CEO, Tourism NI Harry Connolly, Executive Director, Fáilte Feirste Thiar Gerry Lennon, CEO, Visit Belfast 12:20pm My Building Blueprint Soapbox European Capital of Culture Bid 2023 Cllr Nuala McAllister, Lord Mayor of Belfast Cllr Maolíosa McHugh, Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council 12:40pm Dragons Den Four Belfast start-ups will pitch for 60 seconds and take three minutes of questions from the dragons. The winning start-up will win a funded trip to New York with a return flight with Norwegian Air and accommodation for two nights. During the visit, the winning start-up will meet with entrepreneurs and funders in the city who will discuss their plans and detail their own path to success. Pitching Start Ups: Moment Health • Scileads • TapSOS • Uleska Dragons: Jerry Hanweck, President, Hanweck Associates, New York • Emer Hinphey, Manging Partner, Think People • Des Lamph, McDonald’s franchisee 1pm-2pm Networking Lunch Speaker: Suzanne Wylie, CEO, Belfast City Council Friday 6th October, 2017 2pm Boardroom Dialogues Leveraging Tourism and The Arts to Build Cross-Community Bridges. (Room: The Boardroom ) Co-Chaired by Kevin Gamble, Director, Féile an Phobail & Maurice Kinkead, CEO, EastSide Partnership. Contributors : Paul Maskey, MP, Chair of Fáilte Feirste Thiar, Caitriona Lavery, Hastings Hotel Group, Brónagh Lawson, Ann MacReynolds, CEO The MAC, Sorcha Wolsey, Beannchor Group, Joby Fox, singer/songwriter & Director of the Folktown Initiative, Colin Mountstephen, Deloitte, Laurie Scott, Director of Business Tourism, Visit Belfast Building Creative Cities: Rethinking City strategies for growth through Culture, Arts and the Creative Industries. (Room: Lord Pirrie’s Office) Chaired by Cllr Mairead O'Donnell, Chair of City Growth and Regeneration Committee Contributors : Mark Gordon, Scoredraw, Deepa Mann-Kler, Councilman Robert Swope, Metropolitan Council, Nashville, Brian Golden, Boston Redvelopment Authority Coming Home: Building Partnerships with our 70 Million Strong Global Family. (Room: The Chairman’s Office) Chaired by Mike Rich, CEO IrishCentral.com, New York Contributors : Justin Rush, Director Abacus Recruitment, Deirdre Murphy, Counsel, Immigration Law, Seyfarth Shaw, London/Boston, Heather Cochrane-Cunningham, Executive Director, Sister Cities Nashville, Gareth Maguire, Sport Changes Life, Eddie Friel, Director of Development and Alumni Relations, Ulster University University, Magee, Tami Ellen McLaughlin, IBO, New York, Brendan Finn, Chief of Staff, Commissioner Dan Saltzman, Office of Portland, Anya O’Connor, QUB, Lorraine Turner, NI Bureau, New York, Terry McKeown, Sailortown Regeneration Group Banquet & Belfast Business Top 50 Awards 6pm The Great Hall, City Hall, Belfast Compere: Aidan Browne, UTV Welcome: Cllr Nuala McAllister, Lord Mayor of Belfast Recipient of The Spirit of the Diaspora Award: Chris Caldwell, President, Concentrix, Fremont, California Keynote Address: Derek Mackay MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution, Scotland Close. Vote of Thanks from Belfast: Colin Anderson, CEO Anderson Spratt Group & Honorary Chair of The Belfast International Homecoming This sumptuous gala event will see leading members of the Diaspora from across the globe join with local thought leaders and entrepreneurs to mark the end of the city's premier business and investment conference. Guests will be treated to a four-course dinner highlighting the best of Irish food and drink as well as a stunning performance of Irish festival dancing from the Loughgiel School of Dance..
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